Saint Croix Central Middle

Saint Croix Central Middle operates as a middle-of-the-pack middle-grades school in Hammond, Wisconsin, run under Saint Croix Central School District. Current enrollment sits at 476 students spanning grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 25% larger than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 4 schools in Saint Croix Central School District (1,866 students total), Saint Croix Central Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Saint Croix Central Middle lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with St. Croix County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Saint Croix Central Middle has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Saint Croix Central Middle tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 66.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.8%.

In the area at large, St. Croix County reports that median household earnings sit near $103,046, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, St. Croix County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,266 students), of which Saint Croix Central Middle is one.

Saint Croix Virtual Academy Inc is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Saint Croix Central Middle. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Saint Croix Central Middle ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 57.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Saint Croix Central Middle's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 476). The White share of enrollment edged down from 96% to 89% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.